Sukta 31
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (cosmological hymn cluster)
Devata: Gauḥ/Pṛśni (cosmic cow; nourishing principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
この短い宇宙論的・増益（paustika）の讃歌は、宇宙の牝牛（Gauḥ／Pṛśni）を、万物を養う原理として招請する。彼女は「母」と「父」のあいだに諸存在を据え、svàr（天の光、天界の輝き）へと導く。繁栄は正しい宇宙秩序に結びつけられ、生命の息（prāṇa／apāna）が主権的な光明の力を顕し、Vāk（聖なる言葉）は太陽の飛翔と、測られた時間の諸段階（定められた停留点）に錨づけられる。増大、牛財、活力、そして日々と天上のリズムへの吉祥なる調和のために誦される。
Mantras
Mantra 1
गौः। आयं गौः पृश्नि॑रक्रमी॒दस॑दन्मा॒तरं॑ पु॒रः । पि॒तरं॑ च प्र॒यन्त्स्वः
牛——この斑なる牛Pṛśni（プルシュニ）は歩み出た。彼女は前にて母とともに坐し、また父ともともに、天へと進みゆく。
Mantra 2
अ॒न्तश्च॑रति रोच॒ना अ॒स्य प्रा॒णाद॑पान॒तः । व्यऽख्यन्महि॒षः स्वः
彼の内には、輝ける領域が巡り動く。prāṇa（プラーナ、息・生命気）と apāna（アパーナ、下行の息）よりして。大いなる者——天（svah）——は明らかに見え、顕現した。
Mantra 3
त्रिं॒शद् धामा॒ वि रा॑जति॒ वाक् प॑त॒ङ्गो अ॑शिश्रियत्। प्रति॒ वस्तो॒रह॒र्द्युभिः॑
三十の住処が燦然と輝く。言語（Vāk）は飛翔する太陽（Pataṅga）に宿りを得た。暁と昼に応じ、光り輝く日々によって。
Frequently Asked Questions
Gauḥ/Pṛśni is not only a literal cow but a cosmic symbol of nourishment and increase—the life-supporting principle that establishes beings in right order and leads toward svàr (heavenly light).
Because prosperity and well-being are rooted in stable life-breath. The hymn treats prāṇa (in-breath/life-force) and apāna (downward/out-breath force) as the inner basis by which luminous clarity and strength become manifest.
It points to the shining stations of time—often understood as the measured cycle of days (a month-like count) and the ordered rhythm of dawn and daylight—showing that success comes from life and speech aligned to cosmic timing.
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